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Military Birth Talk episodes
- 41. Navy Spouse Kara's Hospital and Home Birth Stories
Today I’m speaking with Kara who shares her two birth stories as a Navy Spouse. Her first birth was a hospital birth and her second was a home birth. She talks about the way her lived experience as a military spouse impacted her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, including how moving multiple times affected her options and her access to support postpartum, and she shares a little bit about her spouse’s specific career field as a pilot and what that looked like postpartum for their family.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc850 min - 40. Marianna's Traumatic Military Hospital Birth follow by "Night and Day" Experience Out In Town
Marianna served 10 years in the air national guard and shares her two birth stories. When describing her first birth, she says that "everything that could have gone wrong did," and despite the birth taking place at the hospital where she was serving as a nurse, it ended up being a pretty traumatic experience for both her and her husband. Her next birth experience was night and day from the first one, and took place at a civilian hospital out in town. In addition to filling in those details, Marianna also reflects on some of the ways that military hospitals can improve their practices to avoid experiences like her first birth for service members and military spouses.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc846 min - 39. Zatha's Birth Center Birth Story Followed by Wild Pregnancy and Free Birth OCONUS
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Zatha who was Active Duty in the Marine Corps for her first birth, and then got out before her second birth. Even though she was Active Duty her first birth took place at a birth center due to low staffing at the military hospital where they were stationed, and then her second birth was a free birth at their home in Italy, where her husband is stationed with the Navy. So she’ll share all about that progression from a more traditional birth within the system to what’s known as a wild pregnancy and free birth, with no interventions or medical establishment involvement.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc81 hr 2 min - 38. Amber's Birth and Postpartum Stories: Active duty in the Air Force, dual-military dynamics, and juggling it all with four kids
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Amber who's had four children while on Active Duty in a dual-military family. She talks about the differences between her first and her most recent births, how unit culture plays a key role in balancing work and family, and how she and her spouse make it all happen! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc835 min - 37. Active Duty Airman Emily's Birth Story: Balancing Work as a Missile Launch Officer, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Experiences
Today we're hearing from Captain Emily Foreman, and Active Duty Airman, who shares her pregnancy and postpartum story as an ICBM missile launch officer. Emily shares some unique perspectives about pregnancy in her specific field, managing postpartum while frequently being "deployed in place," and how to ask for help when you need it.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc834 min - 36. BONUS EPISODE: Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (DMER) and Its Impact on Military Members and Spouses
Join us today for a roundtable discussion about Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex, or DMER. We hear from Dr. Krystal Lau (military spouse) and Tiffany Jordan (retired airman), about their personal experiences with DMER, and learn about the science behind the phenomenon. We also talk about how this experience uniquely impacts military connected people.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc840 min - 35. Air National Guardsman Cassie's Birth Story: Dual-Military Obligations, DMER, and PMDD
In today's episode, we're hearing from Cassie who gave birth while with the Air National Guard. Cassie is an a dual-mil relationship, and had her first baby while her husband was away on training, and joining the birth via FaceTime. Her postpartum experience included challenges like DMER and PMDD, and she shares how that impacted her mental health and her career. Her husband was able to be present for her second birth, and she felt more in control of her postpartum plan, leaving her feeling more prepared and confident.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc841 min - Your favorite military birth podcast returns next week!
Military Birth Talk will be back with Season 3 next week! This season will bring more birth stories from service members and military spouses, plus roundtable discussions, updates on advocacy work, policy conversations, and more. Join us on August 29th and find a new episode in your favorite podcast app every Thursday.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc83 min - 34. Marilyn's Marine Corps Birth Stories: MTF Inductions for Pre-Eclampsia, Plus Juggling Motherhood and Mission Readiness, and the Importance of Setting the Example
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In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Marilyn who shares two birth and postpartum stories while serving as an Active Duty Marine. Both of Marilyn’s births took place at Military Treatment Facilities, one overseas in Japan and one stateside, and both were inductions due to preeclampsia. Marilyn shares about some of the unique challenges that service members face during the perinatal period, including juggling the mental load of motherhood and mission readiness, the expectations around returning to physical fitness, and the stigmas surrounding pregnancy and postpartum realities while on active duty.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc840 min - 33. Navy Veteran and Marine Corps Spouse Audrey's Hypnobirthing Birth Story
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Audrey who was Active Duty in the Navy before retiring and is now a Marine Corps Spouse. Today she’ll be sharing her second birth story which was a hypnobirthing birth, and she really focuses on the support that her doula provided during the pregnancy while her husband was deployed. Thankfully he returned about a week before she went into labor so he was able to join her for the birth.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc842 min
About Military Birth Talk
From the publisher's feed
Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound,…
unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility obstacles, or being on Active Duty without the option to birth outside of the hospital are just a few of the realities we may face. By sharing our stories, we hope to increase transparency and information for fellow military families, providers, and policy makers. Tune in each Thursday for a new episode.
Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.
Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast
Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.
Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast
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